We started our journey from Kolkata. On 10th Jan (Friday)
4 pm we boarded Howrah-Mysore weekly express and reached Mysore on
12Jan (Sunday) at 4.30AM. We checked in at Blue Moon Residency hotel at
7AM (previously booked from internet).
12 Jan 2014 : Mysore palace, Mysore
After having lunch we went to Mysore palace at 2.30 pm. Took some photos outside the palace. Then went inside the palace after keeping our cameras at counter (free). Saw various stone works, Raj darbar and Raj sinhasan which is made of with 250 kg of gold. Outside the palace and in front of the garden took some beautiful photos. Best thing we saw at 7 PM, whole palace was lighted since it was Sunday. Back to our hotel and had our dinner.
13 Jan 2014 : St. Philomena's Church, Mysore
In the afternoon (5pm-6pm) we visited the St. Philomena's Church.
14 Jan 2014 : Srirangapatna, Mysore
In the afternoon (3pm- 6.30pm) we went to Srirangapatna and visit following places.
1. Daria Daulat Bagh - The summer palace of Tipu Sultan. This palace is built mainly of teakwood.
2. Gumbaz - This is the mausoleum of Tippu Sultan, his father Hyder Ali and mother Fathima Begum.
3. Sangam - The place where the river Loakpavani joins the river Cauvery.
4. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary - The Sanctuary is situated at 4 Kms from Srirangapatna. It is an island on the river Cauvery. We boarded a guided boat and saw large number of migratory birds, crocodiles and bats. This is a must see place.
5. Lal mahal - Tipu's residence. But it was completely demolished.
6. Tipu's Death Place - The body of Tipu Sultan was found here.
7. Juma Majid - This is built by Tipu Sultan.
Fort & Ranganathaswamy Temple - These places we could not visit. Fort was closed.
15 Jan 2014: Mysore Zoo, Mysore
We visited Mysore zoo during the afternoon (4.30pm-6.30pm). It is 3km from Mysore city bus stand. Saw many animals. The zoo is well organized and takes you throughout the zoo without any confusions.
16 Jan 2014 : Ooty, Tamil Nadu.
Started from Mysore at 8.30 AM in a tourist bus. Saw deer, elephants while crossing Bandipur wild life sanctuary and Madhumlai wild life sanctuary. Stopped at Ooty lake and did boating. Took some photos over there. Went to Ooty botanical garden and then rose garden. Stayed at JLG hotel, Ooty.
17 Jan 2014 : Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
In the morning we boarded a tourist bus to Coonor. We saw following places at Coonor.
1. Sim's park- We saw many naturally occurring trees and unusual species of plants.
2. Dolphin's Nose - Catherin Water Falls View can be seen from here, but we could not see that because it was foggy.
3. Lamb's Rock - It is view point situated at Nilgiri hills, Coimbatore city can be seen from here but we couldn't view the same because it was foggy.
4. Tea garden - While going to Lamb's rock we visit Tea garden. Bought teas (Masala tea and Chocolate tea).
From Coonoor we went to Coimbatore by Tamilnadu state transport bus. At night we stayed at Coimbatore Hotel Aiba Regency, near to railway station.
18 Jan 2014 : Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai, Tamil nadu.
In the morning, From Coimbatore we boarded the train to Madurai and get down at Madurai Junction railway station. Meenakshi Temple is 1 km from Madurai Junction. We visited the temple after waiting in a long queue.
The temple complex is within a high-walled enclosure, at the core of which are the two sanctums for Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareshwara (Shiva), surrounded by a number of smaller shrines and grand pillared halls.
We had our lunch in a vegetarian restaurant. (though food was horrible). After that we boarded a passenger train to Rameswaram. We reached Rameswaram at night and stayed in the hotel Tamilnadu (TTDC).
19 Jan 2014 : Rameswaram, Tamil nadu.
We had our complementary breakfast in the hotel Tamilnadu. Then visited following places.
1. Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple : Very big Shiva Temple. According to Hindu epic Ramayana, Rama, prayed to Shiva here to absolve any sins that he might have committed during his war against the demon-king Ravana in Sri Lanka.
2. Agnitheertham : Its a unique type of sea shore of Bay of Bengal. The sea is very calm and quite. Taking bath in Agnitheertham is considered very very holy. Pilgrims are advised to first take bath in Agnitheertham and then only they should take bath in other 22 tirthams (22 wells in the temple).
3. Dhanushkodi (18 km) : This is last point of Rameswaram and very close to Srilanka. This place is Amazing because you feel a different experience. One side of road is Bay of Bengal and other side of road is Indian ocean. It is about 14 kms by bus and another 6 kms by local mini bus driven by local people. We can see the remains of the town which was vanished by cyclone in 1964. There we visited the Hanuman temple and saw few stones those are floating in water are kept there.
4. Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge (12 km) : This long bridge connects Rameshwaram Island to main land of India. This bridge runs parallel to a railway bridge.
During evening we boarded a passenger train from Rameswaram to Madurai. We stayed in a hotel at Madurai.
20 Jan 2014 : In the early morning we boarded a train from Madurai to Chennai (train journey was painful because we didn't have our reserved tickets). After 7 hours of painful journey we reached Chennai.
At night we boarded Chennai-Howrah mail (had our confirmed reservation). Reached Howrah.
12 Jan 2014 : Mysore palace, Mysore
After having lunch we went to Mysore palace at 2.30 pm. Took some photos outside the palace. Then went inside the palace after keeping our cameras at counter (free). Saw various stone works, Raj darbar and Raj sinhasan which is made of with 250 kg of gold. Outside the palace and in front of the garden took some beautiful photos. Best thing we saw at 7 PM, whole palace was lighted since it was Sunday. Back to our hotel and had our dinner.
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| Mysore Palace, Mysore @Sunday night |
In the afternoon (5pm-6pm) we visited the St. Philomena's Church.
14 Jan 2014 : Srirangapatna, Mysore
In the afternoon (3pm- 6.30pm) we went to Srirangapatna and visit following places.
1. Daria Daulat Bagh - The summer palace of Tipu Sultan. This palace is built mainly of teakwood.
2. Gumbaz - This is the mausoleum of Tippu Sultan, his father Hyder Ali and mother Fathima Begum.
3. Sangam - The place where the river Loakpavani joins the river Cauvery.
4. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary - The Sanctuary is situated at 4 Kms from Srirangapatna. It is an island on the river Cauvery. We boarded a guided boat and saw large number of migratory birds, crocodiles and bats. This is a must see place.
5. Lal mahal - Tipu's residence. But it was completely demolished.
6. Tipu's Death Place - The body of Tipu Sultan was found here.
7. Juma Majid - This is built by Tipu Sultan.
Fort & Ranganathaswamy Temple - These places we could not visit. Fort was closed.
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| Sangam @ Srirangapatna, Mysore |
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| Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, pic1 |
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| Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, pic2 |
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| Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, pic3 |
We visited Mysore zoo during the afternoon (4.30pm-6.30pm). It is 3km from Mysore city bus stand. Saw many animals. The zoo is well organized and takes you throughout the zoo without any confusions.
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| @Mysore Zoo, Mysore |
Started from Mysore at 8.30 AM in a tourist bus. Saw deer, elephants while crossing Bandipur wild life sanctuary and Madhumlai wild life sanctuary. Stopped at Ooty lake and did boating. Took some photos over there. Went to Ooty botanical garden and then rose garden. Stayed at JLG hotel, Ooty.
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| Ooty Lake @ Ooty, Tamilnadu |
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| Thread Garden @Ooty, Tamilnadu |
17 Jan 2014 : Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
In the morning we boarded a tourist bus to Coonor. We saw following places at Coonor.
1. Sim's park- We saw many naturally occurring trees and unusual species of plants.
2. Dolphin's Nose - Catherin Water Falls View can be seen from here, but we could not see that because it was foggy.
3. Lamb's Rock - It is view point situated at Nilgiri hills, Coimbatore city can be seen from here but we couldn't view the same because it was foggy.
4. Tea garden - While going to Lamb's rock we visit Tea garden. Bought teas (Masala tea and Chocolate tea).
From Coonoor we went to Coimbatore by Tamilnadu state transport bus. At night we stayed at Coimbatore Hotel Aiba Regency, near to railway station.
18 Jan 2014 : Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai, Tamil nadu.
In the morning, From Coimbatore we boarded the train to Madurai and get down at Madurai Junction railway station. Meenakshi Temple is 1 km from Madurai Junction. We visited the temple after waiting in a long queue.
The temple complex is within a high-walled enclosure, at the core of which are the two sanctums for Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareshwara (Shiva), surrounded by a number of smaller shrines and grand pillared halls.
We had our lunch in a vegetarian restaurant. (though food was horrible). After that we boarded a passenger train to Rameswaram. We reached Rameswaram at night and stayed in the hotel Tamilnadu (TTDC).
19 Jan 2014 : Rameswaram, Tamil nadu.
We had our complementary breakfast in the hotel Tamilnadu. Then visited following places.
1. Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple : Very big Shiva Temple. According to Hindu epic Ramayana, Rama, prayed to Shiva here to absolve any sins that he might have committed during his war against the demon-king Ravana in Sri Lanka.
2. Agnitheertham : Its a unique type of sea shore of Bay of Bengal. The sea is very calm and quite. Taking bath in Agnitheertham is considered very very holy. Pilgrims are advised to first take bath in Agnitheertham and then only they should take bath in other 22 tirthams (22 wells in the temple).
3. Dhanushkodi (18 km) : This is last point of Rameswaram and very close to Srilanka. This place is Amazing because you feel a different experience. One side of road is Bay of Bengal and other side of road is Indian ocean. It is about 14 kms by bus and another 6 kms by local mini bus driven by local people. We can see the remains of the town which was vanished by cyclone in 1964. There we visited the Hanuman temple and saw few stones those are floating in water are kept there.
4. Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge (12 km) : This long bridge connects Rameshwaram Island to main land of India. This bridge runs parallel to a railway bridge.
During evening we boarded a passenger train from Rameswaram to Madurai. We stayed in a hotel at Madurai.
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| Floating Stones @ Hanuman temple, Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, Tamilnadu |
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| Remains of the town which was vanished by cyclone in 1964, Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, Tamilnadu |
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| Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge @ Rameswaram, Tamilnadu |
20 Jan 2014 : In the early morning we boarded a train from Madurai to Chennai (train journey was painful because we didn't have our reserved tickets). After 7 hours of painful journey we reached Chennai.
At night we boarded Chennai-Howrah mail (had our confirmed reservation). Reached Howrah.
